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Re: human milk fortifier

Originally Posted by piratetink824

My son was born at 30 weeks. He had my milk mixed with HMF. It's not actually formula. Just a little packet they add to your milk. He now eats directly from the breast after 3 long weeks of trying to get him to!! So hang in there...he will be able to do it. And congrats. I'd love to talk to you seeing as I was in this exact same boat 7 weeks ago!! My little guy just came home

thats the thing tho...it is formula. its made from cows proteins and i was really trying to avoid it.

they have explained to me over and over again why they want to do it, then i go on the internet and research and read totally conflicting things.

i consented to it today, id been seperating my milk into fore and hind milk and doing only hind milk feeds for 4 days, and we are still only 2 oz over birth weight at 2 weeks old.

Re: human milk fortifier

Originally Posted by piratetink824

My son was born at 30 weeks. He had my milk mixed with HMF. It's not actually formula. Just a little packet they add to your milk. He now eats directly from the breast after 3 long weeks of trying to get him to!! So hang in there...he will be able to do it. And congrats. I'd love to talk to you seeing as I was in this exact same boat 7 weeks ago!! My little guy just came home

funny...my little guy weighed the same as yours.

i hope to be home way before 7 weeks, my last was born at 31 weeks and we only stayed 5 weeks...im hopefull for the same outcome!

Re: human milk fortifier

anderson is 2 weeks tomorrow and actually is already doing a few non nutritive bfs through the day...he is really a good nurser...and get quite a bit of milk out...

he is a born boob man!

Terrific! And if he's getting "quite a bit of milk out," we call that nutritive suckling where I work! Don't be surprised if he has his ups and downs, you both are doing really well together! Keep us posted!